In Casino Royale, the villa played the role of an exclusive hospital where James
Bond recovered from his encounter with Le Chiffre.
Scenes were shot on the flat
lawned area under the huge shaped tree.

In Star Wars Episode 2: Attack Of The Clones, the villa is
transported to the lake district of the planet of Naboo.
Padme and Anakin get
married here under the tree by the old church towers.
Scenes were also shot in
the small harbour and on the loggia, where Anakin looks out across the lake
after being awoken by a bad dream about his mother.

Villa del
Balbianello is located next to Lake Como, Italy.
In the spring of 2006, the movie Casino Royale was
filmed in front of the villa.

The villa doubles as a hospital where James Bond (Daniel Craig) is
recovering, together with Vesper (Eva Green) and where the Swiss
banker comes to get the code to transfer the money.

Built for
Cardinal Angelo Maria Durini at the end of the XVIII century, the
Villa stands on the tip of a steep promontory overlooking Lake Como,
almost opposite Bellagio.

Today, the villa has the appearance desired by its last owner, the
explorer Guido Monzino, with a rich collection of Chinese, African
and pre-Colombian art, precious English and French furniture of the
1700s and the small museum with documents and mementoes of his
expeditions. Yet the true masterpiece is the panoramic terraced
garden dominated by the elegant "loggia" with three arches rising on
the highest point of the promontory.

The same
villa can also be seen in Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones.

The Villa
is now owned by Fondo per l'Ambiente Italiano (FAI). A private,
non-profit trust, FAI receives sites of historic, artistic and
naturalist value through donations, bequests or loans for use,
restores them, opens them to the public and ensures that everyone
can enjoy them.